Author: Emily Rothacker | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Emily Rothacker, and I am an undergraduate exercise science student working in the Energy Availability and Muscle Metabolism (EAM2) Lab under Dr. Rosa- Caldwell. In the EAM2 Lab, I...
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Getting to the WUT of It: Hydration and a Few Buckets of Urine
Author: Peyton Hines | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 Over the last year, I have been studying the validity and reliability of the weight, urine, and thirst (WUT) hydration system with Dr. McDermott. The WUT hydration system is a Venn diagram that...
Effects of anorexia nervosa and long term recovery on muscle, bone, and fat
Author: Emily Rothacker | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 I am Emily Rothacker, an undergraduate Exercise Science student in the Honors College of Health and Education Professions. I worked in the Energy Availability and Muscle Metabolism Lab under my...
The Impact of Environmental Context on Obstacle Crossing Behaviors
Author: Becca Allen | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 Over the course of the Spring 2025 semester, I collaborated with my mentor, Dr. Abigail Schmitt, to investigate how obstacle crossing behaviors differ between environments. This project will go on...
Spring Semester Endeavors in the EAM2 Lab
Author : Sadie Thompson | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Sadie Thompson and I’m a senior exercise science major in the College of Education and Health Professions. I conducted research under my advisor, Dr. Megan Rosa- Caldwell in the...
The Diagnostic Odyssey and Impact on life of Hypermobile type Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Author: Julianna Breazeale | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Fall 2024 In the 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring semesters at the University of Arkansas, I worked under my research mentor, Dr. Julie Hill - Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods, to...
A Sweet Summer Abroad
Author: Mollie Sims | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Summer 2024 After only five short weeks, Rome has become a home away from home. This summer I had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Arkansas Rome Center. When beginning my research for...
From Classrooms to Clinics, Gracias Puebla!
Author: Peyton Hines | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Summer 2024 For five weeks of my summer in 2024, I spent them living in Puebla, Mexico with a host mom and attending classes and clinical rotations. I was first interested in going to Mexico because my...
The First Stages of My Research Journey on Gait and Cancer
Author: Anna Claire Roberts | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Anna Claire Roberts, and I am a senior Exercise Science major at the University of Arkansas. I am minoring in Psychology and Medical Humanities, with hopes of eventually attending...
My Summer Abroad
Author: Lucy Coleman | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Summer 2024 Studying abroad has been one of the most influential experiences of my life so far. The people, places, and things have influenced my current thinking. I am so thankful and blessed that I had this...